Bill Delahunt: “I found it particularly offensive that the President of the United States stood up once more and misled the American…”

“I found it particularly offensive that the President of the United States stood up once more and misled the American people and did not accept responsibility. As the gentleman indicated, the body armor issue was well-known or should have been well-known to this administration prior to the invasion of Iraq. It was clear. It was something that we all again repeatedly encouraged, and with the leadership of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Strickland) presumed the matter was being attended to, and it was represented to us that it was being attended to. It had nothing to do with the $87 billion supplemental budget.”